EGBERT BENSON
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Year Built
1942
Official Number
241889
Shipyard
California Shipbuilding Corporation
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
422.80 feet
Beam
57.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
4380.00 tons
Gross Tons
7176.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499573.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
27.60 tons
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sold - Scrap
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named
for Egbert Benson (1746-1833). Egbert Benson was a lawyer, jurist, and politician. Benson was Attorney General of New York from 1777-1788, a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1789-1793 and in 1813. Benson was also a New York delegate to the Continental Congress and Annapolis Convention.
MARAD has no written history for the
Liberty ship Egbert Benson at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
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Milestones
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Entry
| 10/18/1945 | |
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Acquisition
| 10/18/1945 | GRAIN PROGRAM 1953 |
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Disposition
| 7/10/1970 | |
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Withdrawl
| 7/10/1970 |
Ship Imagery
Status Cards
Documents
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| (No Date) | EGBERT BENSON.pdf |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
No ship wreck information for this vessel
